Category: ParkRun

Did I get your attention with that headline? It was quite funny looking back now, but at the time I was stressed! The last week has been great and on Friday I popped up to the coast to see family and decided it would be good to run a ParkRun up there as well - not... Continue Reading →

This week has been a good and bad week. At the beginning of the week I was still struggling with my running. I talked about it in my last post and have deduced it is the time of the year. I have been feeling like my times have not been improving even though I have been... Continue Reading →

I have been a bit quiet of late as i have been overseas on a trip to Macau, UK and Singapore. It was a real bootcamp travelling with an 18 month old but great fun to see friends and family. The one thing I did find a challenge was squeezing in time to run without... Continue Reading →

I posted a while ago that I was frustrated at not being able to run at the moment due to some medical issues. It's really hard when you are used to doing something you love (I have been running for 11+ years) and are told to stop. I have gone through a number of psychological... Continue Reading →

I read a post on Run Addicts website yesterday looking at what your race pre race personality is. The choices were loners and social butterflies. It made me smile as now I come to think of it I know both. I am however definitely a loner! The article says that loners - 'avoid all distractions... Continue Reading →

I got in from my first proper run since I got sick two weeks ago today. It was hard work. I forced myself to get up, put my kit on and even ran with my iPod Shuffle this morning to give me that extra motivation. My legs felt sluggish to begin with and everything jiggled,... Continue Reading →

My friend in the UK told me about the ParkRun's and that they had now started in Australia. According to its website Parkrun started in 2004 in Bushy Park, Teddington, UK (love that place - I used to run there myself) and it was a 5k timed event and the only one of its kind... Continue Reading →